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Wireless Power
as
a Driving Experience
Milosz Niec
Leggett & Platt Automotive Group
August 25th, 2016
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Welcome to the cockpit…
Have a seat, get comfortable and start your experience
This complex environment is the home for user / vehicle
interaction…
Intuitive features add to the experience
Clutter and confusion take away
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End User Vision
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• Engineer’s Vision…
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So you wish to drive somewhere,
but first…
Charge your phone!!!
…and then if there’s time…
Adjust the seat
Adjust the mirrors
Set the steering wheel
Set the radio station
Enter your destination into the GPS
…others…?
This is the start point of the experience…
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Let’s tackle that first item…
Charge your phone!!!
• Find the charger
• Open the power port
• Plug in the charger
• Plug in the phone
• Localize the phone within reach
5 steps to perform task 1…
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Wireless Power Technology is part
one of the equation…We have created very valuable real estate…
Users want to:
• Charge their phone
• See their phone
• Reach their phone
• Use their phone
…and it must be EASY!
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• Charge their phone• Easily maintain a full battery
• See their phone• Easily confirm it is still there
• Reach their phone• Easy to place when entering
• Easy to pick up when leaving
• Use their phone• Easily connected to the Vehicle
What does that mean?
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So now we created a great
wireless charging experience, but
there is still…
Adjust the seat
Adjust the mirrors
Set the steering wheel
Set the radio station
Enter your destination into the GPS
…others…?
We made wireless power the start point of the
experience, the first user action, and it can help with
the above…
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Wireless Devices are becoming
integral to cockpit design…
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Powering and
connecting
your device
to your
vehicle!
IOT Enablers
New IOT Environment
Automaker
Custom
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Helios+ from Leggett & Platt is just
one example of how wireless
power can be used as an
enabler of connectivity with the
vehicle. (premiered at CES2016)
In all cases, using the action of placing the
phone on the charge pad as the initiator, the
user can accomplish many of the ‘start-up’ tasks
in one simple motion.
Forget the clutter, enjoy the experience!
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The user’s want of
wireless power enables
the ability of the phone placement to perform
these and many other
start up tasks…
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Certainly!!!
Now that the we started the journey in an easy
and personal way, we need to ensure that we
meet some of the ‘behind the scenes’
expectations:
• System does not emit any noise or excess heat• System does not interfere with others
• System is safe to use
• System provides continuous charge
• System promotes a tech lifestyle
Devil is in the details, the above and many other
factors lead to good perceived quality
Is there more to the user
experience?
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Is there more to the user
experience?
• System does not interfere with others
• EMI/Radio/Key Fob interference
• Physical interference to
accessories, etc.
• System is safe to use
• FOD mandatory on all devices
• ISO26262 implemented by
some OEM’s for certain
functions
• Phone does not become a
projectile
• System does not emit any noise or
excess heat
• Device battery drains quicker
at higher temperatures
• Heat associated with
‘problem’
• System provides continuous charge
• Phone is held in alignment with
charger• In the end it must still have the X
Factor!
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It is innovation with familiarity…
It is use of color,
shapes and
contour…
It is just the
right balance
between
technology and finish
What is the X Factor?
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What does this mean…?
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Lacking familiarity…
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On a long enough timeline wireless power will be the primary
method by which we power our mobile devices.
Is your laptop connected to Ethernet right now…?
…your phone?
Future Horizon applications include:
• In vehicle content provided from mobile device
• Autonomous vehicle integration of mobile device content
• Secure Start / Entry via mobile device
• Many others…
Environments build around valuable
real estate, home for mobile device
power, enabler of user/vehiclepersonalization and connectivity.
The Future Horizon…?
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…and it must be easy!!!
The Future Horizon…?
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How else can wireless power
enable a Great Driving
Experience?
Thank you!
Milosz Niec
milosz.niec@leggett.com
Leggett & Platt Automotive Group